WEST Youth Zone’s impact on communities in Hammersmith & Fulham has been validated by groundbreaking research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) by Carmen Villa. The study reveals the far-reaching consequences of youth club closures across London, underlining the critical need for spaces like WEST Youth Zone and others across the OnSide network in […]
Over 50 floats and 7,000 participants took to the City of London streets on Saturday 9 November 2024 to welcome new Lord Mayor, Rt Hon Lord Mayor Alastair King, into his role. The OnSide & Blenheim Chalcot float was a collection of young people’s art to celebrate five years of OnSide Youth Zones in London, and young people from […]
On October 20, WEST Youth Zone, a newly built vibrant youth provision in Hammersmith and Fulham, proudly hosted a special event for local young members with additional needs. The event featured a captivating performance by gifted pianist Derek Paravicini who is blind and severely learning impaired but considered one of the greatest pianists in the […]
On Thursday 26th September, WEST Youth Zone hosted a Founder Supporter Dinner, a remarkable evening celebrating the dedication of our supporters, staff and volunteers to empower young people in the local community. Held alongside a 90s Disco for senior members, the event brought together funders, supporters, and talented youth, making it an evening to remember. […]
Find out what we’ve been up to since opening in our Quarterly Newsletter! Read below:
WEST is officially open! Find out what we’ve been up to in our Quarterly Newsletter.
Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating our incredible team members, Shineade, Nuro, Rama, and Zara, for their outstanding achievements at the H&F Council Civic Honours Awards! It was great to see the recognition they deserved for their impact within the White City community and WEST Youth Zone. Shineade Burton, our Volunteer Coordinator and […]
WEST Youth Zone is now officially open after a spectacular celebration on Sunday 21 April. Over 1,100 members of the community joined us to celebrate this incredible occasion with our amazing Young People’s Development Group cutting the ribbon to mark the Youth Zone now being open seven days a week. The day took a special […]
WEST Youth Zone will open with a special festival style party on Sunday 21 April. Starting at 12pm, all of WEST’s activity spaces will be OPEN and the whole community is invited to come along and see what we’ll have on offer. There’ll be a special ribbon cutting ceremony in our Rec Area at 2pm […]
The Prince of Wales paid a special visit to WEST, the new OnSide Youth Zone in Hammersmith and Fulham, on Thursday 14 March. The Prince enjoyed a tour of the new building, hosted by WEST’s CEO Elanor Gunn and Chair Mark Davies. He met with a number of young people, including members of the Youth […]
On Thursday 14th March, The Prince of Wales will visit WEST Youth Zone to see our brand-new purpose-built facilities that will soon be available to young people in West London. WEST are excited to welcome His Royal Highness to mark the first time young people will have access to the Youth Zone. Please view announcement […]
WEST Youth Zone supports International Women’s Day as it is our aim to make the youth zone accessible for all young people in the local community no matter how they identify. What is International Women’s Day? Today, 8th March 2024, marks this year’s International Women’s Day. The focal point of the movement is to support women’s […]
